R.K. Russell, the first openly bisexual player in the NFL, visits the pod to chat about Heated Rivalry. Russell’s live Threads posts garnered attention in the fandom for his honest, tender, and sometimes controversial takes on the Canadian series, which stars Connor Storrie and Luke Hudson. Russell came out as bisexual in 2019, playing for the Dallas Cowboys and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The trio also discusses representation in the series, and hopes for season 2.

• R.K. Russell’s socials: Instagram | Website
• R.K. Russell
• The Yards Between Us
• Prison or Passion
• Heated Rivalry

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About the show:
A culture podcast by two insufferable queer introverts in the South who really need to know who’s gonna be there before they commit to anything.

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In this bonus episode, Blake reveals a personal connection to sun-sneezing, and how it can tie people to one another. Kashif explores the symbolism and history of the flower, Lily of the Valley.

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About the show:
A culture podcast by two insufferable queer introverts in the South who really need to know who’s gonna be there before they commit to anything.

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Why do holidays matter? In the season finale, our hosts share their ideal year of holidays: some ancient, some sacrilegious, and some downright pornographic. Considering sociologist Amitai Etzioni’s scholarship around holidays, Blake and Kashif decide to keep, tweak, or trash celebrations that occupy the American calendar year. What the heck is up with Groundhog Day? A tough day to be ugly in Ancient Greece. TLC’s Trading Spaces–Ancient Roman Edition. DOGEing the hell out of American war holidays. They close with the last Game of the season.

• Amitai Etzioni
• Kwanzaa
• Saturnalia
• Iyanla Fix My Life Episode
• Hiring Day

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About the show:
A culture podcast by two insufferable queer introverts in the South who really need to know who’s gonna be there before they commit to anything.

Instagram: @whosgonnabetherepod
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Ambient music—what is it, what is it not? Hosts Blake and Kashif attempt to define the music that is so much a part of our professional and personal lives, even when we don’t realize it. Beginning in the 20th century, they trace the genre’s journey from dinner music for the upper echelon to the ‘on-hold’ jingle at your local doctor’s office. Just how many subgenres of ambient/experimental music are there? Why are ambient titles so usual? Reflections on William Basinski’s The Disintegration Loops. An interview with JayVe Montgomery about sound and existence, his newest project: Lake Black Town, and the need for more Black ambient artists.

• JayVe’s socials: Instagram | Website
• Lake Black Town
• only forced labor can make america great again!
• Lake Lanier
• The N-Word of God
• Portrait Pallas at Ambient Evening (1.16.25)
• The Disintegration Loops
• William Basinski on Making TDL
• Brian Eno
• Black Ambient Artist: Laraaji
• Stars of the Lid
• Pop Ambient 2006 (Iceblink)
• Pop Ambient 2003 (Express Yourself)

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About the show:
A culture podcast by two insufferable queer introverts in the South who really need to know who’s gonna be there before they commit to anything.

Instagram: @whosgonnabetherepod
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In the depths of a lonliness epidemic, what is the importance of coffee shops and third spaces? Our resident coffee shop connoisseurs break down Ray Oldenburg’s third space theory and its obsession with homosexuality. They look at how third wave coffee shops function in their respective communities. How can you tell if a coffee shop will be good based on the name? Why Joe, Co., and Roast can be a dead giveaway of a burnt latte. Baristas and how they are principal agents in the fight against loneliness.

• Ray Oldenburg
• The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community by Ray Oldenburg
• Third Wave Coffee

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About the show:
A culture podcast by two insufferable queer introverts in the South who really need to know who’s gonna be there before they commit to anything.

Instagram: @whosgonnabetherepod
TikTok: @whosgonnabetherepod

Storyteller and medium Logan Taylor vists the pod to talk ghosts, spirits, and how to hone the gift of seeing. Featured on the popular Kristen Stewart series, Living for the Dead, Logan talks about coming out as both queer and a psychic in rural Tennessee. What happens after we die? What’s it like to date a psychic? Episode includes a tribute to a dearly departed rider of cowboys.

• Logan Taylor’s socials: Instagram | TikTok
• Logan’s reality series: 11:11 UNSCRIPTED TV
• Living for the Dead
• Roz Hernandez
• Dust II Onyx: a melanated tarot deck by Courtney Alexander

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About the show:
A culture podcast by two insufferable queer introverts in the South who really need to know who’s gonna be there before they commit to anything.

Instagram: @whosgonnabetherepod
TikTok: @whosgonnabetherepod

1982 was quite a year for books, censorship, and the freedom to read. That year, the Supreme Court heard Board of Ed v. Pico, Banned Books Week was founded, and Reading Rainbow was in development. In this episode, Blake and Kashif examine the state of books bans in the US. Kashif unpacks activist librarianship and the symbolic firing of Carla Hayden. Blake explores Reading Rainbow in light of the Butterfly in the Sky documentary. The boys talk their shared love of reading and how the show fostered imagination. They share their favorite children’s books.

• Banned Books Week Data
• Judith Krug | Carla Hayden | Virginia Lacy Jones | EJ Josey
• Report Censorship to the American Library Association
• Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26 v. Pico
• Mychal Threets | LeVar Burton
• Reading Rainbow Docu: Butterfly in the Sky
• Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter
• Rainbow Goblins by Ul de Rico

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About the show:
A culture podcast by two insufferable queer introverts in the South who really need to know who’s gonna be there before they commit to anything.

Instagram: @whosgonnabetherepod
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Picture yourself eavesdropping on a typical coffee shop conversation between Blake and Kashif. In this bonus episode, they discuss civil rights activists Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Freedom Summer. Listen as they find the bridge between the invasive Salt Cedar, the Sand Creek Massacre and Native American mascots. What happens when normal people go…good? What does it mean to uproot traditions that shouldn’t have been there in the first place?

Show Notes:
• James Chaney | Andrew Goodman | Michael Schwerner
• The Andrew Goodman Foundation
• Tamarix ramosissima
• Lamar, Colorado
• The Savage Mascot
• Bill to Prohibit American Indian Mascots (SB21-116)

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About the show:
A culture podcast by two insufferable queer introverts in the South who really need to know who’s gonna be there before they commit to anything.

Instagram: @whosgonnabetherepod
TikTok: @whosgonnabetherepod